2018 Projects

Washington, DC Area

Hazard characterization in IBT-represented Department of Energy Sites

Students:

Kathryn Gonzalez & Cambra Lee-Shapiro

Hosts:

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)

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SF Bay Area

Silica train-the-trainer one year lookback and evaluation

Students:

Jordan Brown & Joseph Hebl

Hosts:

OHB-CDPH; State Building and Construction Trades Council of California; Center for Construction Research and Training

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SF Bay Area

San Jose operators' health perspectives on split shifts

Students:

Grace An & Sophia Sidhu

Hosts:

Amalgamated Transit Union, Local #265

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Idaho Falls, ID

Safety and health education surrounding workplace exposure to beryllium

Students:

Hannah Campbell & Bukunmi Gesinde

Hosts:

The United Steelworkers (USW)

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Los Angeles

Safety and health hazards in the meatpacking industry in Southern California

Students:

Irving Angeles & Alfredo Zendejas Rodriguez

Hosts:

United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 770

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Los Angeles

Developing community responses to precarious work arrangements: The case of warehouse workers

Students:

Lilian Saldaña & Natasha Wasim

Hosts:

Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC)

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Los Angeles

Pretty shouldn’t stink: Supporting the health of nail salon workers in California

Students:

Vina Nguyen & Nikki Nguyen

Hosts:

California Health Nail Salon Collaborative

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Seattle / Anacortes, WA

Protecting workers and the community through process safety management (PSM)

Students:

Sheena Denney & Mary Floreani

Hosts:

United Steelworkers Union (USW) Local 12-591

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Chicago

Investigating worker health and safety in Cook County food retailers

Students:

Nino Lucci

Hosts:

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 881

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Chicago

Documenting hazards and the injury experiences of scrap metal recycling workers

Students:

Mayra Lozano & Ivy Torres

Hosts:

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos (CTU)

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Puerto Rico

Post-hurricane health and safety hazards for public sector workers in Puerto Rico

Students:

Elizabeth Machado & Isa Ortiz Rodriguez

Hosts:

Servidores Públicos Unidos - AFSCME (SPU-AFSCME)

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New York City

Health and safety needs assessment for working nurses

Students:

Grace Reckers

Hosts:

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)

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